Covid-19, inequalities and older people
Researching the experiences of older people living in areas of multiple deprivation.
During the Covid-19 pandemic a group of researchers from MUARG worked with community organisations to carry out a longitudinal study into how older people living in Greater Manchester were experiencing the pandemic.
They found that older people were disproportionately affected by the emergence and spread of COVID-19, whether in hospital, the community or in care homes and that although COVID-19 created new pressures for people of all ages throughout the world, it raised particular concerns for older age groups.
The research has been published in a new book, COVID-19, Inequality and Older People by Policy Press, and is available through Open Access.
Funding
Research is funded by:
- Age-Friendly Manchester
- Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisations (GMCVO)
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Policy@Manchester
Research team
Research is carried out by:
- Dr Tine Buffel
- Dr Patty Doran
- Dr Mhorag Geoff
- Dr Camilla Lewis
- Dr Luciana Lang
- Prof Chris Phillipson
- Dr Sophie Yarker
In collaboration with Manchester BME Network, Ethnic Health Forum, Kashmiri Youth Project, GMCVO, the LGBT Foundation.
Contact
- For more information or any queries, contact Chris Phillipson and Sophie Yarker.
Awards
Winner, Outstanding benefit to society through research: 'COVID-19, inequality and older people'
This project highlights the impact of COVID-19 on older people across the region, especially in relation to declining social contact and feelings of mental and physical deterioration.
The research identified gaps in service provision for older people arising from the pandemic, in particular groups from minority ethnic communities, people self-identifying as LGTBQ+, and those at risk of social isolation from low incomes or poor health.
Reports
- Phillipson, C., Lang, L., Yarker, S., Lewis, C., Doran, P., Goff, M. and Buffel, T. (2021) COVID-19 and Social Exclusion: Experiences of older people living in areas of multiple deprivation, Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing.
- Phillipson, C., Lang, L., Yarker, S., Lewis, C., Doran, P., Goff, M. and Buffel, T. (2021) COVID-19 and Social Exclusion: Experiences of older people living in areas of multiple deprivation: Findings and Recommendations in Brief, Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing.
- Phillipson, C., Lang, L., Yarker, S., Lewis, C., Doran, P., Goff, M. and Buffel, T. (2021) COVID-19 and Social Exclusion: Summary of Final Report, Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing.
Blogs
- COVID-19: bringing the social back in (published on Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and Life Course AAGE).
- COVID-19: how social distancing will deepen inequalities among older people (published on Centre for Ageing Better).
- Prisoners of space: how the COVID-19 lockdown highlights inequalities in ageing (published on Discover Society).
- Prisoners of space: how the COVID-19 lockdown is deepening inequalities in later life (published on BSG).
- Examining the impact of social distancing on older adults (published on Policy@Manchester).
- Support and exclusion for older adults during COVID-19: is the neighbourhood always best placed? (published on Geography Directions).
- Locked down by inequality: why place matters for older people during COVID-19 (published on Policy@Manchester).